In my world of journalism, it’s a growing enigma as to which news stories will sizzle the worldwide news wires, i.e. the cloud. With the web now carrying all newsfeeds, even the smallest of wires can carry a million-volt punch. Hell, based on some of the feedback I get here at The SandPaper, our Internet stories are being read as far away as Outer Mongolia. (Here’s a shout-out to good old Lkhagvasüren and his Wi-Fi unit somewhere in the Gobi Desert. Sonin sainan yu baina ve?
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